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what did they want from mr. zimmerman? if they didn't want to meet in private to hear these words, why they were upset hearing it in a courtroom? >> well, let's put it in perspective. i think to be clear here, mr. o'ma o'mara's office speak with mr. jackson jackson's office -- >> ms. o'mara knows ms. jackson. once we talked we said at a certain point of time it would be okay to have a private situation where we took care of that and it would be a private matter. however, they decided they wanted to do it publicly. i think that in a bond hearing, that's not a time for an apology. there's a special time for that later in the proceedings. the proper evidence from the stand would have been evidence related to a pretrial release from mr. zimmerman. when he was put on the stand, evidence should have been presented to the court. you notice that this was not presented to the judge. all evidence should have been presented to the judge. it was not. it was corrected at our client. that's not proper in a pretrial release bail situatio
what did they want from mr. zimmerman? if they didn't want to meet in private to hear these words, why they were upset hearing it in a courtroom? >> well, let's put it in perspective. i think to be clear here, mr. o'ma o'mara's office speak with mr. jackson jackson's office -- >> ms. o'mara knows ms. jackson. once we talked we said at a certain point of time it would be okay to have a private situation where we took care of that and it would be a private matter. however, they...
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mr. zimmerman's friend was on soledad o'brien's show yesterday, and he made a comment about perhaps the gun went off. do you think that is something that is contained within the police report as well, when they talked to mr. zimmerman, or do you think that perhaps they're setting up their defense? >> well, that would be speculation on my part to say that it's something that came out of the police report. it may be just an arbitrary statement by this friend as opposed to a factual depiction or a possible factual depiction. however, if we do now have the circumstances that says the gun went off, then if the gun went off, then it wasn't an intentional defending of oneself, as is the position by mr. zimmerman. it's one or the other. it's either he defended himself and shot this child or that gun accidentally went off. it can't be both. >> robert parker, former director of miami dade police department. thanks for your time this morning. >> my pleasure. >>> coming up at 6:30 eastern, we'll talk
mr. zimmerman's friend was on soledad o'brien's show yesterday, and he made a comment about perhaps the gun went off. do you think that is something that is contained within the police report as well, when they talked to mr. zimmerman, or do you think that perhaps they're setting up their defense? >> well, that would be speculation on my part to say that it's something that came out of the police report. it may be just an arbitrary statement by this friend as opposed to a factual...
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if nothing happens to mr. zimmerman, imagine what you're going to have in florida. you'll have a lot of homeowners association activists now arming themselves and seeing that, hey, i can avail myself of this law. in fact, florida, a lot of our economy is based on tourism. if i'm a tourist outside of the state, i'm thinking if i go into florida and i get into an altercation at a gas station in orlando, am i going to be shot because florida has this archaic law that allows gun fights in the street. if you look at other stats, you'll see gang violence. this he have used this in tallahassee, state capitol in 2008, there was a gang shooting in the streets of tallahassee. willie migs, the state attorney, could not prosecute gang members because they availed themselves of this law. >> let's you and me talk law as it stands now. the law as it stantds now, and you're a man who works law every day. >> yes. >> knowing what we know in this case so far, and it ain't much, do you believe that george zimmerman needs to be charged or do you believe that everyone is jumping on a ban
if nothing happens to mr. zimmerman, imagine what you're going to have in florida. you'll have a lot of homeowners association activists now arming themselves and seeing that, hey, i can avail myself of this law. in fact, florida, a lot of our economy is based on tourism. if i'm a tourist outside of the state, i'm thinking if i go into florida and i get into an altercation at a gas station in orlando, am i going to be shot because florida has this archaic law that allows gun fights in the...
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. >> mr. zimmerman, you're appearing for your first appearance at this time for the charge of murder in the second degree. and you are represented by mr. o'mara,that sflu. >> yes, sir. >> via video, the judge ruling there is probable cause for the case to proceed. prosecution alleging that zimmerman, quote, profiled trayvon martin and disrashded a police dispatcher's request by continuing to follow him. zimmerman's attorney says he's worried about getting a fair trial in sanford, florida. >> he is very concerned about the way he has been portrayed and the way this case has sort of seemingly gotten almost out of control. he doesn't quite understand it. he doesn't understand why people view him in a way that he perceives to be so different than his reality. >> cnn's anderson cooper talked to trayvon martin's family about watching zimmerman in court. >> what is that like to see it? this is something you've been wanting for so long, ever since your son was killed. >> it actually helps a little to
. >> mr. zimmerman, you're appearing for your first appearance at this time for the charge of murder in the second degree. and you are represented by mr. o'mara,that sflu. >> yes, sir. >> via video, the judge ruling there is probable cause for the case to proceed. prosecution alleging that zimmerman, quote, profiled trayvon martin and disrashded a police dispatcher's request by continuing to follow him. zimmerman's attorney says he's worried about getting a fair trial in...
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. >> if this took place in another city, certainly mr. zimmerman would have been arrested i'm told it's because of the florida law. that i think needs to be looked at. >> do you believe that your police department acted appropriately that day? >> based upon what they felt, i believe that they acted what they thought was appropriate. now the question is, did they? >> a lot of pressure on the city manager who has the power to hire and fire the police chief and certainly pressure on george zimmerman who has not been seen since the shooting. we found a new picture of him when he acted as a security guard at a party back in 2005. clearly, he was a watch captain of this neighborhood here in sanford. and many neighbors, some neighbors say that they appreciated the fact that he was there. but what he called self-defense that day, many in this community call murder. >> have we heard anything from his family at all, from zimmerman's family? >> we spent time trying to track down relatives, friends and at this point, it's really hard to find anyone o
. >> if this took place in another city, certainly mr. zimmerman would have been arrested i'm told it's because of the florida law. that i think needs to be looked at. >> do you believe that your police department acted appropriately that day? >> based upon what they felt, i believe that they acted what they thought was appropriate. now the question is, did they? >> a lot of pressure on the city manager who has the power to hire and fire the police chief and certainly...
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zimmerman. >> zimmerman's attorney disputes those details. a grand jury is expected to convene next week to take up the case. zimmerman admitted shooting martin but says it was self defense. protesters called for his arrest. >>> just days before an important dead lin in syria the opposition says 62 people were killed today in the government's crack down. tuesday is the day that the syrian military supposed to cease fire and withdraw from cities and towns. syrian president assad agreed to the peace plan put forth by kofi annan last month but the killing of civilians hasn't seemed to slow down since. >>> safety concerns will delay the reopening of a nuclear plant in california. the san onofre plant shut down after a leak. there was a problem with pipes in one of the generators. the pipes are fixed but the plant will stay close until they figure out why it leaked. it powers a million-and-a-half homes near san clemente. >>> we may never know who won the mega millions jackpot. the kansas winner came forward yesterday, wants to remain anonymous. lo
zimmerman. >> zimmerman's attorney disputes those details. a grand jury is expected to convene next week to take up the case. zimmerman admitted shooting martin but says it was self defense. protesters called for his arrest. >>> just days before an important dead lin in syria the opposition says 62 people were killed today in the government's crack down. tuesday is the day that the syrian military supposed to cease fire and withdraw from cities and towns. syrian president assad...
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zimmerman might have been arrested right away? >> yes, he could have been arrested, and then possibly a grand jury he would be in front of, or at least have a trial to defend his actions, but that immunity statute not only in the martin case but in many cases around the state have had people not even have to go in front of someone. it makes the police officer -- >> sorry, senator -- >> it makes the police officer op. the street -- >> go ahead. i apologize. >> it means the police officer on the street having to make these determinations of immunity, and that's the only part of the law and we have police officers on the task force also that talked about this, a police officer on the street has to make a determination as to the civility, which is kind of tough. >> one other issue is a use of force by aggressor, it says the immunity is not available to the aggressor unless the person reasonably believes that he or she is in eminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that he or she has exhausted every reasonable means to escape s
zimmerman might have been arrested right away? >> yes, he could have been arrested, and then possibly a grand jury he would be in front of, or at least have a trial to defend his actions, but that immunity statute not only in the martin case but in many cases around the state have had people not even have to go in front of someone. it makes the police officer -- >> sorry, senator -- >> it makes the police officer op. the street -- >> go ahead. i apologize. >> it...
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what's the protocol for mr. zimmerman this morning? >> here's what's going to happen. we know he wakes up this morning, charged for the first time with murder, with the murder of 17-year-old trayvon martin. it's the second degree murder that's with a weapon and what that essentially means is that it's a first degree felony. he could get 25 years, that's the minimum, to a possible maximum of life. he is going to have his first court appearance later today. his attorney says he will enter a plea of not guilty and then they'll talk about the issue of bond. right now he has no bond. he was transported here last night in a black suv from jacksonville, a drive of about three hours. he was brought in, photographed, went through a medical as well as mental examination. and essentially what they're doing to do is evaluate whether or not or how he's going to be housed. in other words, are they going to put him into the general population. all of that is still to be worked out. we do expect to see him later today. he's not going to appear in court in appearance. they do it by vid
what's the protocol for mr. zimmerman this morning? >> here's what's going to happen. we know he wakes up this morning, charged for the first time with murder, with the murder of 17-year-old trayvon martin. it's the second degree murder that's with a weapon and what that essentially means is that it's a first degree felony. he could get 25 years, that's the minimum, to a possible maximum of life. he is going to have his first court appearance later today. his attorney says he will enter a...
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i think for mr. zimmerman it was a disadvantage, the first image he had shown of him was a mug shot. for trayvon, to see him as a young child, the football picture, he was 9 years old when that picture was taken. he was a child. even the pictures they gave us yesterday, he's a child. a tall child but he's a child. he has a reese's pieces t-shirt on. he's a kid. >> we appreciate you being here. >> thank you for having me. >> ashleigh, back to you. >>> time to check stories making news this morning with christine romans. >>> a colorado family's terrifying escape from the grips of a deadly wildfire. their 13-year-old daughter capturing the drive through billowing orange smoke and burning trees, pretty scary stuff. they're all safe and sound. they're coming up, doug gulik, kimberly olson and their kids will join us and talk about their escape. >>> let me tell you about earl scruggs. he's died at 88 years old. his son confirmed he died but cannot say how. three-finger banjo style changed country music bac
i think for mr. zimmerman it was a disadvantage, the first image he had shown of him was a mug shot. for trayvon, to see him as a young child, the football picture, he was 9 years old when that picture was taken. he was a child. even the pictures they gave us yesterday, he's a child. a tall child but he's a child. he has a reese's pieces t-shirt on. he's a kid. >> we appreciate you being here. >> thank you for having me. >> ashleigh, back to you. >>> time to check...
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zimmerman to be brought to justice. >>> let's bring in george howell now. he is in sanford, florida, for us this morning. george, has there been any progress on the investigation front? >> at this point the investigation is now in the hands of the state attorney's office. obviously she will look into the case, look into all the details and determine whether george zimmerman will be arrested, and really randy, that's the chorus that we heard with these thousands of people, and they came together here in sanford. people who came to listen to peekers from the naacp and also from the national action network. it was also interesting to see a shift -- a shift from this political -- rather, this protest movement to more of a political movement. we heard members of the naacp suggesting to people that it's time to change their anger into constructive actions to register and vote to make a difference in this state in laws that are passed. a lot of people came together here, randy. also in washington d.c. and also in massachusetts. fiery protests there. all these prot
zimmerman to be brought to justice. >>> let's bring in george howell now. he is in sanford, florida, for us this morning. george, has there been any progress on the investigation front? >> at this point the investigation is now in the hands of the state attorney's office. obviously she will look into the case, look into all the details and determine whether george zimmerman will be arrested, and really randy, that's the chorus that we heard with these thousands of people, and...
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zimmerman actually could be facing if he's charged. what kinds of charges could he face in this incident? >> sure, ashleigh. historically jacksonville has made this decision in-house, in other words, they haven't gone to grand juries so this should be no surprise. what i would expect to see charged if the special prosecutor it charges anything, what i would expect to see is manslaughter charges. >> any other kind of charges, aggravated charge for the use of a weapon? >> no, you know, manslaughter would cover it because he did cause the death with a firearm so that would be covered under that statute. >> talk to me a little about -- again, this is -- we're really sort of playing parlor games when we talk about charges at all because the devil is in the detail. i like to repeat often there are so many facts we don't know, critical facts at the moment that the actual shooting happened. but if, in fact, there are charges in the case, if george zimmerman used to stand your ground defense what happens in terms of a special hearing? >> he's e
zimmerman actually could be facing if he's charged. what kinds of charges could he face in this incident? >> sure, ashleigh. historically jacksonville has made this decision in-house, in other words, they haven't gone to grand juries so this should be no surprise. what i would expect to see charged if the special prosecutor it charges anything, what i would expect to see is manslaughter charges. >> any other kind of charges, aggravated charge for the use of a weapon? >> no,...
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zimmerman. prosecutors and defense attorneys are strategizing and trying to answer some key questions. martin savidge is live in sanford. how likely is it that the grand jury will examine this case? >> reporter: we're outside of the sanford police department, just to change venue for you. it's unclear how much the grand jury would play. the special prosecutor in this case, has said in cases like this that she has overseen, she has never used a grand jury. there's no reason to think she may break that string of handling the cases, in this particular case. it's unclear whether a grand jury is needed. if that is true, we may hear at any time what kind of investigation what kind of outcome she may have. many in this community are on pins and needles. it's either going to charge, clear or send it to the grand jury. we think she is going to handle it on her own. >> there's still a lot of protests. people saying they're not going to give up. and they're going to keep a spotlight on this case. >> that i
zimmerman. prosecutors and defense attorneys are strategizing and trying to answer some key questions. martin savidge is live in sanford. how likely is it that the grand jury will examine this case? >> reporter: we're outside of the sanford police department, just to change venue for you. it's unclear how much the grand jury would play. the special prosecutor in this case, has said in cases like this that she has overseen, she has never used a grand jury. there's no reason to think she...
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it was mr. zimmerman's responsibility to keep that weapon secreted. that's why we call it a concealed weapons permit. if you place it on your body where it's readily visible, that's your problem that you precipitated. the whole exercise in carrying a concealed weapon -- >> is it on my side, covered by my jacket? >> it should be. >> if i fall over and the jacket comes up and reveals the weapon, is that no longer concealed? >> i would have to examine the garments. >> a loose jacket. >> maybe he needed to have it zippered to make sure it didn't open. >> when it comes to carrying a gun, whether a neighborhood watchman should be carrying a gun. if they say it's not the job for an armed patrol, but zimmerman's camp says he wasn't on patrol, but spotted something he thought was suspicious, that's up for debate as well. is he then required to get out of his car and put that gun in the trunk and secure it so that he can go and check something out on the lawn of one of his neighbors? >> in theory what he could have done is exactly that. >> could have, but is he
it was mr. zimmerman's responsibility to keep that weapon secreted. that's why we call it a concealed weapons permit. if you place it on your body where it's readily visible, that's your problem that you precipitated. the whole exercise in carrying a concealed weapon -- >> is it on my side, covered by my jacket? >> it should be. >> if i fall over and the jacket comes up and reveals the weapon, is that no longer concealed? >> i would have to examine the garments. >>...
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. >> so you saw mr. zimmerman on top of trayvon martin? >> exactly. >> when you say on top of, how so? >> straddling him. >> exactly. >> i don't believe it was self-defense. what we saw when we walked out on the porch. if it was self-defense, why was he on trayvon's back? >> now, police here have not released that transcript of the interviews that they have done with these women at this point. but, again, you heard there what they say transpired on the night of february 26th. here last night as well, in sanford, just a few blocks from here at a local church, there was another major rally. the community coming together again asking for some -- for zimmerman to be arrested, for zimmerman to be picked up. as we know, george zimmerman has not been charged with any crime nor has he been arrested. ashleigh, zoraida? >> john zarrella, live for us in florida. thank you very much. ashleigh, back to you. >>> it is now 23 minutes past 5:00 in the morning. it's the time we get a chance to do an early read on the local news that's making national headl
. >> so you saw mr. zimmerman on top of trayvon martin? >> exactly. >> when you say on top of, how so? >> straddling him. >> exactly. >> i don't believe it was self-defense. what we saw when we walked out on the porch. if it was self-defense, why was he on trayvon's back? >> now, police here have not released that transcript of the interviews that they have done with these women at this point. but, again, you heard there what they say transpired on the...
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but you know, the police have said mr. zimmerman when he was questioned indicated that he was acting in self-defense, that the young man had attacked him and that he had the right to protect himself with a weapon. and ashleigh, i have to tell you, florida is one of about 15 states in the united states that have something called a stand your ground law. >> a-ha. >> it's very easy to assert self-defense in florida. this law was signed by governor jeb bush in 2005 and it changed the law in florida. it said basically that even if you're outside of your home, if you think you're under attack and have to protect yourself, you can use deadly physical force. you don't have to run or retreat. >> i get that. but don't you have to be met with deadly force? if someone brings a knife to a gun fight, that ain't fair. don't you have to feel deadly force before you can react with deadly force, understand your ground? >> yes, understand your ground. you have to be in reasonable fear of deadly physical force. it's not decided by whether one
but you know, the police have said mr. zimmerman when he was questioned indicated that he was acting in self-defense, that the young man had attacked him and that he had the right to protect himself with a weapon. and ashleigh, i have to tell you, florida is one of about 15 states in the united states that have something called a stand your ground law. >> a-ha. >> it's very easy to assert self-defense in florida. this law was signed by governor jeb bush in 2005 and it changed the...
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. >> now, we are also hearing that mr. zimmerman actually requested to speak to trayvon martin's family. they've declined. here's what the lawyer had to say and then i want to ask you about that. >> we think zimmerman's request is very self-serving at this time. 50 days later. the day before he is going to have a bond hearing. it's a situation where you think about it, he never once apologized on his website, on any of the voicemails he left with any of his friends and never expressed any remorse during police interviews, the several times that they interviewed him. >> if you were zimmerman's attorney, would you have requested that? >> well, it's always hard to sit and play monday morning quarterback. i don't think that i would have. i think it does look rather contrived. but i'm sure mr. o'mara has a strategy for doing that. >> what could it have been? >> if it was done, really, in private and before the bond hearing, i would suspect that it would have been in the terms of negotiating an agreement or global settlement for
. >> now, we are also hearing that mr. zimmerman actually requested to speak to trayvon martin's family. they've declined. here's what the lawyer had to say and then i want to ask you about that. >> we think zimmerman's request is very self-serving at this time. 50 days later. the day before he is going to have a bond hearing. it's a situation where you think about it, he never once apologized on his website, on any of the voicemails he left with any of his friends and never...
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how do you steer a boat that big, mr. mayor? how do you steer a boat in ten months to a complete turnaround? you don't. >> heated discussion, in the meantime these pictures are the last we've seen of george zimmerman. he's charged with second degree murder and is out on bail. we have no idea where he is his attorney, mark o'mara, says his client is relieved. >> he's doing well. glad to be out. trying to get settled in. worried about his safety, but talking to his family. >> martin savidge is live in sanford, florida following this story. a lot of developments, seemingly political, but what we saw with the council and the police chief does it have any effect on the upcoming litigation in the case? >> well, it doesn't have a direct impact, but you can't ignore the fact that it will have an impact on the periphery. let me give you a point of context for what was going on last night. the passions were flowing. chief bill lee had been on the job only about ten months when the trayvon martin case erupted in sanford it was about a mont
how do you steer a boat that big, mr. mayor? how do you steer a boat in ten months to a complete turnaround? you don't. >> heated discussion, in the meantime these pictures are the last we've seen of george zimmerman. he's charged with second degree murder and is out on bail. we have no idea where he is his attorney, mark o'mara, says his client is relieved. >> he's doing well. glad to be out. trying to get settled in. worried about his safety, but talking to his family. >>...
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mr. mubarak was sentenced to life in prison. his attorney says he will appeal. >>> back here m u.s. you're looking at live pictures. take a look. outside the seminole county jail. george zimmerman was given until this afternoon to turn himself into authorities after his bond was revoked. the judge made the ruling friday stating zimmerman misrepresented, misled, and deceived the court about his financial situation during april's bond hearing. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. in new york space shuttle enterprise continues its mission to new york's intrepid museum today. loaded on a barge at jfk airport. enterprise will travel along the shores of queens and brook let you know before docking in port elizabeth, new jersey, this evening. it will finish its journey tuesday and will be on exhibit to the public starting july 19th. enterprise was the proto type -- in sports -- well, kind of sports -- the los angeles angels aren't just any -- now they're a guinness world record holder. a sell-out crowd set a new record for the largest g
mr. mubarak was sentenced to life in prison. his attorney says he will appeal. >>> back here m u.s. you're looking at live pictures. take a look. outside the seminole county jail. george zimmerman was given until this afternoon to turn himself into authorities after his bond was revoked. the judge made the ruling friday stating zimmerman misrepresented, misled, and deceived the court about his financial situation during april's bond hearing. zimmerman is charged with second degree...